Display-hanger.



T. H. BLAOKNALL.

DISPLAY HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24. 1908.

' wPatented July 27,1909.

w (iness es THOMAS H. BLACKNALL, OF. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-:I-IANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed July 24, 1908. Serial No. 445,152.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. BLACK- NALL, citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Hangers; and Ido hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction in a display hangeradapted for use in stores and show windows to display goods and cardsbearing the price thereof, the obj ect being to provide a simple, cheapand efficient device of this character and consists in the features ofconstruction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention: Figure 1 is aview in front elevation of a display hanger constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blankconstituting my hanger before forming the latter.

My invention has for its primary object to provide a display hangerwhich is adapted to engage and en port the goods to be displayed andsupport t e price ticket above the same.

My invention consists in providing a display hanger consisting of asingle piece of metal and comprising a pair of spring clamping jaws atone end of the device, a hook at the other end, and a pair ofprojections disposed on either side of the shank portion of the hook anddistorted to extend slightly forward of the same to provide a threepoint support for a display card, the single piece of metal used in theconstruction enabling me to make the device at very low cost andrendering the same more durable and less liable to disorder than asimilar device assembled of different parts.

In the drawings the blank shown consists of a tongue A, an oppositelydisposed tongue B having a serrated free end and formed by cutting aU-shaped incision C in the blank, said incision simultaneously formingthe inner wall of a U-shaped loop D the free end of which is alsoserrated. Two short tongues E are disposed on either side of the tongueA and opposite the arms of the loop D. The blank thus formed is thenbent as follows:

The tongue A is bent over at its free end portion to form the hook F.The tongue B and loop D are bent to S-shape but the ogee curves opposeeach other respectively thereby forming opposed jaws G and H, theserrated free ends of which interfit while the loops thereof adjacenttheir juncture with the middle portion of the device constitute springsfor normally maintaining the said serrated free ends of said jaws incontact with each other. The tongues E are distorted to protrudeslightly forward of the shank portion of the hook F. The device is nowcomplete and in operation the loops I of the jaws G and H are pressedtoward each other to open said jaws and insert an edge of the article tobe displayed. A price ticket J is then inserted between opposing facesof the tongues E and the shank portion of the hook F respectively. Thedevice is then hung on a rope or other supporting device K.

. My said display hanger 15 not only efiicient but presents a very neatappearance and is easily and quickly operated.

I claim as my invention:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a display hanger consisting of asheet metal plate terminating at one end in a pair of opposed jaws, theshanks of said jaws being ogee curved and passing each other betweentheir ends.

2. As a new article of manufacture a display hanger consisting of asingle piece of sheet metal terminating at one end in opposed jaws, theinner end portions of said jaws being ogee curved and passing each otherbetween their ends, said inner end portions constituting springsmaintaining the free end portions thereof normally in contact with eachother.

3. As a new article of manufacture a display hanger consisting of asingle piece of metal terminating at one end in a U-shaped loop and atongue bent in respectively op posed relation in ogee curvesconstituting opposed spring jaws, the free ends thereof being maintainednormally in relative contact.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing wit-

